Mygale

The natives say that the Mygale is the aggressor; that it gets on the mule's foot to bite off the hairs to line its nest with, and that if not disturbed it does not injure the mule, but that if the latter tries to dislodge it, it bites immediately.

The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855

A gentleman living in Bermuda is said to have tamed a spider of the species "Mygale," and made it live upon his bed-curtain and rid him of the flies and mosquitoes which disturbed his nightly rest.

Wild Nature Won By Kindness Elizabeth Brightwen

Amongst some insects sent to me from Los Angelos is a huge "Mygale," a hairy monster of very uninviting aspect.

Wild Nature Won By Kindness Elizabeth Brightwen

"Mygale" by the late French author Thierry Jonquet for which he wrote a script.

unknown title 2009

In this case, reading the novel Mygale by Thierry Jonquet might have been a disadvantage.

Michael Giltz: Cannes 2011 Day Eight, Nine and Ten: "Melancholia" As Von Trier and Almodovar Disappoint Michael Giltz 2011

"Mygale" is insidiously disturbing, all the more so because Thierry Jonquet achieves his effects in such a slender book.

Five Best: R.J. Ellory R.J. Ellory 2012

An adaptation of the 2003 literary thriller "Mygale" Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet, "The Skin I Live In" brings viewers into Dr. Ledgard's secret compound, a clinic/laboratory in the cellar of his sumptuous home.

The New Face of Banderas Lanie Goodman 2011

In this case, reading the novel Mygale by Thierry Jonquet might have been a disadvantage.

Michael Giltz: Cannes 2011 Day Eight, Nine and Ten: "Melancholia" As Von Trier and Almodovar Disappoint Michael Giltz 2011

A large reddish spider (‘Mygale’) obtains its food in a different manner than either patiently waiting in ambush or by catching it with a bound.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

He had to be satisfied with some butterflies including a few big metallic-blue specimens of the genus Morpho, reassuringly gorgeous and Amazonian, some mantids, and some giant bird-catching spiders of the genus Mygale.

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004